| Title |
Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1250830 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy D Wilson, David A Reinhard, Erin C Westgate, Daniel T Gilbert, Nicole Ellerbeck, Cheryl Hahn, Casey L Brown, Adi Shaked |
| Abstract |
In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but think, that they enjoyed doing mundane external activities much more, and that many preferred to administer electric shocks to themselves instead of being left alone with their thoughts. Most people seem to prefer to be doing something rather than nothing, even if that something is negative. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 15% |
| Japan | 84 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 56 | 5% |
| Spain | 28 | 2% |
| Germany | 17 | 1% |
| France | 16 | 1% |
| Australia | 16 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1% |
| Thailand | 14 | 1% |
| Other | 137 | 11% |
| Unknown | 642 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1020 | 85% |
| Scientists | 131 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 33 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 21 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 5 | <1% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 16 | 2% |
| Unknown | 845 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 167 | 18% |
| Researcher | 148 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 122 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 99 | 11% |
| Professor | 63 | 7% |
| Other | 196 | 21% |
| Unknown | 123 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 303 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 83 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 52 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 52 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 5% |
| Other | 215 | 23% |
| Unknown | 169 | 18% |
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